TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, MARCH 5, M2Z ES IMPROVED MeKENZIE HIGHWAY WILL DRAW THOUSANDS THIS SEASON. PITIiOF TOURING LIMOUSINE IS LATEST ADDITION TO FRANKLIN CLOSED CAR FAMILY. STUDY OF AUTO UW Legislative Problems Will Be Car Goes Through Numerous Operations irr Shop. Seriously Tackled. FIRST SESSION IS HELD LOOSE PARTS .First of Series of Meetings Held Old Coat Entirely Removed and Replaced by Materials That Require. Careful Work. Following Call by Stat Mo tor Association. 4 mm BEGIN ft TflS nuiuu wjvlx NTRGATE process irit - ri .n- n n wn I ; ( ' ! H i ;;. I J 1 , J j 1 .".; !. ,xm ' f 1 I 1(1.4 i 4 'ii,s ' . ' " ' ..'. . REMOVED L -t . , TTnder the leadership of the Ore ton State iiotor association automo olle interests of this section of the state last week began in earnest the study of motor vehicle legislation in Oregon, iwith a view to ironing out some of the kinks declared to exist in the present law and to aid in cor recting these kinks either by mak ing recommendations of amendments .- to the legislature -or initiating measure for consideration of the peo ple at the next session of the legis lature. Under the plan which has been determined upon the three leading organizations in this section repre senting automobile interests are co operating in a study of the present law with a view to suggesting changes which it is, felt will make the law more just and equitable to motorists. The three organizations thus joining together are the. Oregon State Motor association, representing the passenger car owners of the state; the Automobile Dealers' asso ciation of Portland, representing the dealers; and the Automotive Trades association, representing those en gaged in allied trades. The legislative committees of these three organizations will form a joint committee for the study of legisla tive problems affecting the automo bile, it was determined, and the first of these sessions was held last Thurs day afternoon at the Multnomah hotel. Present were the following: For the Oregon State Motor associa tion, John Hall, George O. Branden burg, A. B. Manley, Charles Hindman, Phil Metschan and A. K. Shearer; for the Automobile Dealers' association, H. W. Roberts, H. M. Covey, F. W. Vogler and Ralph Staehli; for the Automotive Trades association, Don G. Bates, W. A. Gill, T. R. Conway, Fred Dundee and Jam Cassell. This joint committee will hold meetings every week or so until a definite pro gramme has been prepared, which will then be ' referred back to the various bodies for consideration. The commercial car interests have been asked to take up study of prob lems particularly affecting them, as a . result of a resolution passed at last week's meeting, and will work out a programm while the above committee is at work on its pro gramme affecting primarily the pas i eenger vehicles. When both pro grammes have been prepared efforts will .be made to bring them into harmony. At the meeting Thursday it was declared that from the standpoint of the passenger car the most im portant kinks in the present law have to do with licensing of second-hand vehicles and one phase of distribu tion of road money. In regard ro the first it was pointed out that cars are licensed entirely by weight, and thus a heavy car of old vintage, worth perhaps J500, has to pay as great a license as a new car of the ame weight worth perhaps J5000. A sliding scale to reduce the license fee yearly as the car grows older and declines in value was proposed. It was emphasized, however that the present scale of revenue tor state roads must be maintained, as the road development and maintenance of the state must not be allowed to Buffer. la regard to distribution of road money it was argued that provision should be made to allow cities and towns in the state to secure a por tion of the state money which present goes to the counties. In Multnomah county particularly it was pointed out that while the city streets probably bear 7a per cent ot tne entire traffic burden of the county, the city receives no share of state road money for street maintenance. A portion of the share now going to Multnomah county should come to the oitv of Portland for maintenance, it was claimed. 111; v. " " III u - .Mv - TWO VIEWS OX THE HcKEXZIE HIGHWAY EAST OF EUGEXE,WHERE MACADAMIZING WAS CARRIED ' ON LAST YEAR. - ! The McKenzie highway all the way from Eugene to the McKenzie bridge, a distance of 55 miles, barring a short stretch just west of the bridge, has been in excellent condition for motor travel all winter, and those, sections which were macadamized last summer and' fall are in particularly good shape, according to word from Eugene. Motorists in that section have been making week-end trips to upper river resorts whenever the weather has been suitable throughout the winter and as spring approaches travel on the highway is growing heavier. An additional section of 17 miles over the summit is now under contract and should toe completed this spring or summer, and when -this is accomplished there will be good macadam road all the way from Springfield to a point several miles east of the summit. From Eugene to Springfield the highway is paved. nPlilfe AUTO 'fSSllk T CLOSED CJIIft IN FAVOR PRODUCTION" ' NOW 25 CEXT OF TOTAL. Fraulklin't Production of Closed Machines Increases Steadily From Year to 'Year. SYRACUSE, X. Y., March 5. Sta tistics just published by the Class Journal company covering percentage of closed cars produced in the United States since 1915 show that the closed car has grown in favor very rapidly within the last three years. Closed cars represent 1.5 per cent of total production in 1915. There was no change in 1916, but for the suc ceeding years, 1917, 191S, 1919, 1920 and 1921. the percentage of produc tion representing closed jars was 4, 1, 10, 18 arid 25 per cent respectively. Commenting on these figures, S. E. Ackerman, sales manager for the Franklin Automobile company, re called the spirit of skepticism with which the sedan, which was first of fered the American public in 1913 by the Franklin Automobile company, was received. During that year the company built and sold 13 closed cars. Later the brougham was added to this line and more recently the touring limousine and the coupe. Statistics produced by the commer cial research department of the Franklin company show that growth in the number of enclosed cars pro duced by the Franklin company each year since 1914 is as follows: 1915, 13 per cent; 1916, 11 per cent; 1917, M per cent; 1918, 21 per cent; 1919, 2S 1 O II A .. ... - 1H41 4 I 111, J -, 1 U 11 1. T. 11 1 , A.aA, Vm per cent. Protecting the Bench. . The motorist who does considerable bench work may be glad to know that it is possible to protect the bepch from excessive wear by placing on It a pad consisting of a cast Iron disk, hol lowed out at the center and filled with lead. This will act as a sort of anvil for a long time, and wUa the lead gets too badly battered It may be removed. HIS department is designed aid' motorists by asking then answering in simple lan guage questions relative to motor car operation. The questions, pre pared by experts, are asked in one issue and answered in thft next. Answers to last week's questions: to eluding reverse. and or broken teeth Pore Acid Essential. 1. Storage battery electrolite should always be made 'of standardized chemically pure acid, such as -Is ob tained from chemical manufacturers or druggists. Because the acid is chemically pure does not mean that it is full strength acid. If pure dis tilled water is added to the acid, as is done in making the battery solu tion, the mixture is still chemically pure but not full strength. Like wise,, if some foreign substance was introduced into acid of full strength and chemically pure, the acid would still be of the same strength but not pure. Right Tlrea Wear Faster. 2. Tires on the right wheels of a car wear faster than those of the left wheels because the car is driven at the right side of the road, where the ria-ht irle tires come into contact with ruts, debris and the curbing of thp "'road. Another reason is that because of the cambre or slope of the road toward the gutter the right tires bear most of the car s weight. Con stant grinding and sliding in the loose debris cause more wear -on the tires which pass through it. The left hand . tires are almost always near the center, the part of the road most traveled. - How to Fluah Radiator. 3. When flushing a radiator to remove rust and other -impurities, allow a moderate stream of water from a hose to pass through it con tinually for several hours. This will insure a thorough ' cleansing, wnicn may not otherwise be obtained. Scale may be removed in this way also, if soda and water solution is first Dassed through the cooling system, and allowed to remain in the radia tor about an hour. A pound of soda to about four or five gallons of water is -a strong enough solution. Look Connections Affect Lights. 4. If the lamps of your car go out for only a short time, then relight, the tuouble . probably lies in loose connections in wires leading from generator to fuses, or somewhere in the circuit affected.' The latter ap plies to trouble with only the head lights, cowl lights, or other indivi dual circuits, and when lights of other circuits are not affected. Test - for Transmission Wear. 5. A simple test for wear in the transmission, of broken teeth of the gears, is to drive the car slowly foi hort distance in each speed, in-1 Badly worn gears will cause the gear shift lever to vibrate and which can be felt by the driver by placing his hand on the lever while the car is in motion. Loose Wheels Seed Readjustment. 6. Looseness of front wheels does not always indicate wear in the bearings. They may simply need ad justing. However, if the bearings are worn, or if any of the rollers or balls are broken, the wheels may run untrue, being loose at some periods during revolutions and tight and binding at others. Continual running with broken bearings will wear and FRO.MIXENT OREGON CITY" DEAL ER JOIXS COVEY STAFF. A X .-.'5k .ik.sv.V v:it H. M. Covey, head of the Covey Mo tor Car company, last week announced the appointment of Ralph C. Parker as assistant manager. Mr. Parker will assist Jack Crittenden, manager or the company, and will give special attention to the service department and office management. Tarker en tered the automobile business in 1912 with C. G. Miller, forming the Miller Parker company. This concern has been one of the largest and most suc cessful in the neighboring city. Dur- g practically the entire period from 1912 to a few days ago Mr. Parker has been manager of the Miller-Parker company except for something over a year spent in the service dur ing the war. Mr. Parker recently sold his interest in the Oregon City com pany and moved to Portland, joining the Covey organization. Cure for Rattling Doors. In the case of a rattling door the defective part can be detected by the simple expedient of holding each in turn when the car is running. Adjust ment of the clearance between the spring bolt and its receea will cure the trouble. MOTOR CAR PRODUCTION FIGURES LARGE. The following statistics show the national figures on motor pro duction for 1921: - ... Cars and trucks (number of units) 1,680,000 Decrease from 1920 production (per cent) 24 Cars 1,535,000 Trucks ' .- i 145,000 Wholesale value of cars and trucks produced $1,222,350,000 Decrease from 1920 wholesale value (per cent) 45 Wholesale value of motor cars produced.. '. $1,088,100,000 Average wholesale prce motor car 1921 702 Wholesale value of motor trucks produced.... . 134,250,000 Average wholesale price motor car 1920 897 Average wholesale price motor truck 1921 968 Average wholesale price motor truck 1920 1,273 Motor car factories in United States 105 Number of motor truck factories in United States 140 States in which-factories are located.. 32 Employes engaged in car and truck manufacture. 256.000 Automobiles registered in U. S. (approximately) 10,000,000 Passenger cars 9,000,000 Motor trucks 1.000,000 Cars and trucks owned by farmers ; 3.000.000 Passenger cars 2,850.000 Motor trucks 150.000 Farm products hauled by motor transport (tons) 134,400.000 Schools using motor bus transportation for children.. 12.000 Motor busses in operation 20.000 Organized public motor express lines 1,600 Cities having organized motor bus lines . 600 Passengers carried annually by motor car 6,000,000,000 Freight hauled annually by motor truck (tons) 1,200,000,000 gouge grooves in the race upon'which they turn. . Electric Connections Described. 1. Electric generator connections to the storage battery should be positive pole of generator to positive pole of battery, negative pole of generator to negative of the battery. If these connections' were reversed in some electric systems the polarity of the generator would simply reverse, in others the cutout switch of the generator would open and close re peatedly, causing sparking and eventually sticking of the cutout switch points. In this case the bat tery would discharge. In any sys tem, a reversal of connections would cause a reverse reading .of the am meter at the dash. Shellac Good for Hose. 8. Give your, radiator hose con nections a good coating of shellac to keep oil away from the rubber. A good method is to apply tape over the hose and then coat the tape with .shellao. Reason for Carbon Deposit. 9. Charges of fuel drawn into cylinders of an engine will cause carbon deposit within the cylinders if tne luel mixture does not contain enough air. It is the. air drawn through the carburetor and which mixes with the gasoline vapor which makes the exploswe mixture, and the air and gasoline vapor are mixed in correct proportions there would be no carbon deposited. When the mix ture id too rich the hydrocarbon vapor, which is the gasoline, is not all consumed during combustion, as it is too slow burning, and leaves soot, which is carbon, upon the combustion chamber walls. . Instruments to Test Hattery. 10. The most common Instruments used for testing a storage battery are tne nydrometer, the thermometer, vuiuiiieiei- ana ammeter. These can be applied by the motorist to his own battery. A useful apparatus in serv ice stations is the cadmium test, an appliance for ascertaining the exact condition of each set of battery piates inaiviauany. .This Week's Questions. 1. What would cause a battery jar or cover to become distorted or softened? 2. Do dim lights always indicate a weak battery when the car stands idle? 3. Where do most electric system trouDies originate? 4. How can a cracked cylinder be detected? 5. Can water in the cooling system of an engine freeze while the engine is in operation? 6. Are cold air protectors for the radiator necessary if anti-freeze solution is carried in the cooling water.' 7. Should an engine with, working parts in good condition run quietly wnen ariven slowly up hill? o. vvnai Kina oi Knock does a loose crankshaft bearing produce? o. vnac s me remedy for a scored cylinder, and how could seor Ing occur when the engine crank case contained sufficient oil? 10. Can oversize rings be fitted in oia ana worn cylinders? (Copyright, 192-', Thompson Feature Service. ST. IiOLIS-CHICAGO LINKED Hard-Surface Road Provided for Distance of About 300 Miles. St. Louis and Chicago now are joined by about 300 miles of hard surface road. The route is northeast 155 miles to Marshall, 111., then about as far straight north to the south end oil Western avenue in the Windy City. Illinois completed almost 390 miles of hard-road paving in 1921, at an average cost of $28,540 per mile, and 631 miles are under contract. The 1922 hard-road programme is for 1000 miles of new pavement, 326 miles of heavy grading, and 209 bridges. Recently the Chicago Motor club sent its Nash roadster to St. Louis and return in 26 hours 38 minutes, elapsed. Actual running time aver aged 27.8 miles per hour for 711 miles. When the average owner sees old car all bright and shining in a new coat of paint he little realizes the many operations and the exten sive work necessary to rejuvenate and beautify the old vehicle. The extent of the owner's thought on this subject is how long it win take to paint the car and after it has been delivered he wonders how any one could drive a shabby car when a little paint makes so much dif ference. One of the large paint shops de scribes the process as follows: Upon delivery of the car to tha paint shop it goes immediately to the receiving department, where all loose articles and parts are checked and tagged with the owner's name. These include the cushions, tires, all remov able parts and the battery. The bat tery is removed immediately to th battery department, where it is kept in shape to be placed in the car when the painting is finished. Enameled Parts Removed. It now goes to the dissembling de partment, where all enamel parts are removed, such as lamps, running boards, running-board aprons, hood, radiator shell and dust pans. The body is now taken to the paint department, where all the old paint is completely removed. This is done by the use of paint remover and re quires about a day and a half. At the same time the enamel parts are placed in a tank of caustic soda which removes all the' old enamel The body and the chassis are now given a thorough scrubbing, .includ ing a cleaning of the exterior of the motor. The first operation in the applying of paint is the putting on of what is known as the primer coat. This cov ers all parts that have previously been burned off. In the meantime the enamel work is progressing in the enamel department. Five coats of enamel are applied, a coat ever other day, each coat baked for six hours with a heat of 490 degrees Primer Coat Rubbed Down. The primer coat is allowed a day and a half to dry and then a coat ot lead is applied. The putty coat is the next. This is put on with flat knives and covers slight indentations which can hardly be seen with the eye. The next day two men work the entire day rubbing the surface vig orously with sandpaper. At this point another coat of lead is applied. Now starts the rough stuff. This does not mean the car is subjected to rough treatment, but refers to the material used in the next coat, which the painter calls "rough stuff." Five coats of this are applied for the pur. pose of giving the car a smooth sur face. After the application of the fifth coat there is more rubbing. Two men armed with pumice bricks work vigorously for 12 hours rubbing don the surface of the body. The car is then given a glazing coat, which is the last coat applied. to provide the foundation for the color. This coat is then sanded out with extremely fine sandpaper. First Color Thin Mixture. The first color is now applied. This is a thin mixture which is to be the foundation of the color. The nexi coat is a stronger coat of ground color, which ia followed bjt color var nish. After the first coat has been permitted to dry a full day another coat of color varnish is rpplied. The. surface is now-oil-sanded. Very fine sandpaper is soaked in linseed oil, which softens the brittle of the pa per. This is used to rub the entire surface of the body.: The next coat, known as rubbing varnish, is carefully put on with the finest of camel-hair brushes. This is lightly rubbed and is followed by another similar coat. The car now stands three days. It is then rubbea out with pumice and rotten ston and chamoised off and striped. The following day the finishing varnish is applied. This is done in a dust proof room, where the temperature is controlled by a thermostat. This ther mostat controls the temperature and humidity. The presence of the hu midity is to prevent the varnish cracking. Drying: Last Paint, Operation. The next day the car is removed to the steam drying room. After standing one day it is removed to a fresh-air drying room. It has now reached the assembling period and all enamel parts are put back on and the final touching up is done on the metal parts. After a careful inspection the car Is show ered off and ready for delivery. ' At A ':iiBS:!ig-i'Nl'. V? - t " . . . ' " - . : 'W t " 'ta '" -if . ji w ,r , j-fl I I js "-" ' ' ) 11 r 03: ,u SIGH CHANGES PROPOSED F TIT ' -'-C l-r1' - ; J U l i- BATTERY NEEDS GOOD CARE Questionnaire Shows 30 Per Cent of Owners Watch Battery Closely. When you go out to the garage with a pitcher of distilled water in one hand and a battery hydrometer in the other, it may be satisfying to know that the majority of motor car owners are with you. "The Willard company was cur ious, aid c. r. Burg, or Harper Burg, Inc., local dealers, "to know how much care was given to the bat tery by its owner, so they put the question directly to 2046 owners, pf this group 30 per cent replied that they gave their battery a great deal of attention, while 20 per cent ad mitted that they paid very little at tention to it, and 6.7 per cent stated that they did not do anything at all. It is doubtful if there is any other common automobile task, with tne possible exception of oiling, that pays such big dividends in satisfac tion and actual money as does the slight attention necessary to keep the battery fit." REVISION OF EXTIRE SYSTEM IX SOUTHWEST IS GOAIv. Task Ieclared Probably Greatest One Ever Laid Out by Club of Southern California. LOS ANGELES, March 5. A com plete revision of the entire road sign-posting system of the south west, to cover a period of six months, was announced recently by the Auto mobile club of southern California. This is probably the greatest task' ever laid out by the motoring organ ization, and includes almost a com plete resigning of the Lincoln high way and the National Old trails routes leading. to southern California from the east, according to D. C. Rhodes, manager of the sign depart ment of the club. Every county in southern California is to have its road signing system slicked up, from Imperial and San Diego on the south to the. Monterey lire on the north. Four trucks will be used in the work, and an equal number of com plete crews. Six months will be re- quired to complete the undertaking. The resigning of the transcontinental routes will begin as soon as weathet conditions are such as to insure un interrupted progress eastward. Approximately 32,000 metal-enamel signs have been ordered , by the or ganization from manufacturers to be used in the rejuvenation process. This is the largest sign-posting order ever recorded, said signs to be used in the facilitating of automobile travel through any given territory. In connection with the club an nouncement just made, it was also stated that the organization has taken over the maintenance of El Cfc.rn.ino Real system at the request or F.l Camino Real association. Auto club officials feel that this was a legitimate request in view ot the fact that the maTrttenance work can be done along with that of the club's own famous road-marking plan. Shooting up of signs on the trans continental highways has made a re vision of that system imperative, it Is stated. ' ' SKIDDING IS HARD OX TIRES Look Ahead Instead of Waiting for Emergency, Is Advice. Anv man who caught himself cut ting his tire tread with a file would voluntarily apply for admission to the nearest retreat for the feeble minded. Yet the same man wui hia brakes and suae ten ieet am think nothing of it.- Too many motorists contuse men i r.Q with KKates. insieau ui ahead for obstacles and checking the car slowly by closing the throttle with the clutch engaged, they wait until they are ngnt in tne mmuie an emergency ana men j" brakes. They never stop to consider with the brakes tnese nt-Lie nuco , 7 i inoirori until thev notice spots where, the tire treads is worn tnrougn iu mo fahrifi. Even where the tread is not scrapea through to the fabric, tire men point out that there are flat places left in the tread. Then as the car proceeas, these flat places, they explain, pound a wa v on tne roaa line a iiat-w ncoicv. trniiev. killing the mileage in tne tire. , , , Letting in the pliitcti too quicKiy, Above Exterior view of handsome nrir Franklin modrl. thrrr of whirh have just been received by the Braly Auto company, local Franklin distributors. Below View shoning Interior ot car and class partition brtmeea front and rear seats. The feature of the new car. the Franklin touring limousine. Is tho trlai partition, which makes the car either a limousine or sedan as drslrod. When the car is used as a limousine the windows stay In place, but may bn partially opened by sliding back or forward to provide ventilation, if drotfed. When it is used as a sedan the glass partition is removed entirely. The partition fits tightly in. place and the glass windows ride in felt groove!", and the entire arrangement is declared to be absolutely rattle-proof. The tar Is finished in the same high-grade manner as the other Franklin closed cars, with heavy broadcloth upholstery and silver fittings. spinning the back wheels in mud land locking the brakes moans a short holes, taking corners at high speed life for tires, but not a merry onf The automobile insures delivery of fresh food, free from harm by broil ing sun and poisonous flies. New Top New Paint MAKE CAR LOOK NEW Let the Covey Motor Car Co., Washington at 21st, paint your car and re-cover your Cop at prices reduced to suit the times. J FABRICS FIRSTS Guaranteed Backed by Service 28x3 Noriskid $ 8.05 30x3 Nonskid $ 7.75 30x3 Nonskid $ 8.75 32x3 Nonskid $12.20 Nonskid Nonskid Nonskid1 Nonskid Nonskid 32x4 Nonskid 33x4 Nonskid 34x4 Nonskid 35x4 Nonskid 36x4 Nonskid 31x4 32x4 33x4 34x4 36x4 War tax included. (12.25 ..$15.40 $16.40 $16.95 $29.50 $21.50 f 22.85 21.50 , $20.5O $29 .OO CORDS. SOOO-MlIe 30x3 Nonskid 32x3 Nonskid 32x4 Nonskid 33x4 . 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